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New Zealand part deux

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May 11th 2008
April 08 From Mount Cook we drove to Queenstown which is a really beautiful place, as you approach there is a huge lake with mountains surrounding the city, plus there are lots of lovely bars and restaurants! As Queenstown is lively we thought it would be a good place to spend my birthday. Great idea, except when we went to draw money out the bank it had frozen our card as they thought it was b ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more